Wrapper for enveloping and sealing money, &amp;c.



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w. n. WRIGHT. WBAPPEBFOR ENVELOPING'AND SEALING MONEY, 8w. (Application filed Nov 27, 1900) m 'aam7f Na. 670.75l.

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lVILLIAM D. 'WRIGHT, OF CRESTON, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO E. A. ALDRICH, OF SAME PLACE.

WRAPPER FOR ENVELOPING AND SEALING MONEY, 840.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 670,751. dated March 26. 1901.

Application filed November 27, 1900- Serial No. 37,943. (No model.)

To (bi/Z whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM D. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Creston, in the county of Union and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Wrapper for Enveloping and Sealing Money, 850., of which the following is a specification.

My objectis to prevent the crimes and losses incident to the betrayal of trusts committed to express-messengers and others who carry sealed packages containing money, stocks, bonds, or other valuables.

Heretofore en velops containing ban k-notes and other papers of value have been tied with cords and sealed with sealing-wax as a means of security against inquisitiveness and to prevent the opening and stealing of contents therefrom. Such means of security,however, has not proved sufficient at all times, and skilful persons have opened envelops so sealed and removed money therefrom and put in its place material equal in bulk and weight, and the theft thus concealed was not discovered until the envelop reached its destination, where it was opened. All messengers who had charge of such a rifled envelop during its transit became subject to suspicion, and detection and conviction of the guilty one almost impossible.

An envelop specially adapted for sending seeds therein by mail has had pieces of mica fixed over openings by means of pieces of cloth cemented to the mica and envelop; but such construction would not prevent the mica from being cut out and replaced by a larger piece to prevent suspicion and discovery of theft, as contemplated by my invention, in which a cord and seal are connected with the opening through which contents of the envelop will be visible.

My object is to provide a wrapper or envelop adapted for inclosing paper money and valuable papers or other objects in such a manner that a portion thereof will be visible at all times after being sealed and to seal the wrapper or envelop by means of a cord and sealing-wax in such a manner that it will be impossible to open it without severing the cord and mutilating the envelop sufficiently to be readily perceptible, so that no one messenger could well be careless enough to as sumethe responsibility of accepting and transmitting it Without subjecting himself to suspicion or without injustice to himself and his employers without immediately reporting to the proper authorities that a sealed package has been tampered with.

My invention consists in the construction of a wrapper or envelop and manner of closing and sealing it, as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figurelisadiagrammaticalviewofthe form of a sheet of paper adapted to be folded and sealed to accomplish the purpose contemplated. 2 shows the sheet partially folded and the overlying back portion severed and a portion thereof extended laterally. Fig. 3 is a front face view of the envelop when closed and bound with a cord. Fig. 4 is a back view of the envelop when bound with a cord and sealed with wax.

The letter A designates the central part of the sheet over which the integral parts at its parallel sides and ends are to be folded into overlying positions, as shown in Figs. 2 and t. The material is preferably strong paper that is impervious to moisture; but it is obvious that other suitable flexible sheet material may be used and that the size of the wrapper or envelop may vary, as desired.

Bis an extension at one side of the central part A, corresponding in size therewith, and O is an extension at the other side, less in width and inclined at the corners of its free edge.

D and D are extensions at the ends of the parts A, B, and 0, adapted to be doubled inward into overlying position, as shown in Fig. 2, so that four overlying parts can be jointly fastened together by means of sealing-wax. The part that is designed to be on the outside of the back of the envelop when closed is provided with a plurality of openings f, preferably circular, as shown, that will allow portions of the end extensions D and D to be exposed through the openings when folded, as shown at one end of Fig. 2, in such a manner that molten sealing-wax placed in and over the openings, as shown in Fig. 4, will adhere to and bind together portions of the four overlying parts of the envelop, and the under part B has no opening through which wax can pass to contact with and adhere to anything placed in the envelop before sealing it.

An opening g, preferably circular, is made in the central portion of the wrapper A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, and a piece h, of transparent material, preferably fine gauze, is fixed to the inside of the part A by sewing or by mans of a cord, as shown, or in any suitable way, so that when money is inclosed and sealed in the envelop it will be visible through the opening. A cord 'm is laced to the gauze that is accessible through minor openings in the part A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4:, or in any suitable Way, and from thence extended around the closed envelop and fastened thereto by means of sealingwax placed in and around the openingsf in the part 0, as shown in Fig. 3, as required to securely fasten all the parts together, so that it willbe practically impossible to open the envelop without niutilating it to such a degree that it could not again be closed without showing parts or traces of the mutilation.

Having thus described the purpose, construction, and manner of using my invention, its practical utility will be readily understood by persons familiar with the art to Which it pertains.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A Wrapper or envelop made of flexible sheet material for inelosing money and other valuables, consisting of a part having an opening and a transparent material fixed to the inside face and over said opening, a cord connected with said transparent material and extended in opposite directions therefrom,and extensions at its sides and ends adapted to overlie the central part in the manner set forth for the purposes stated.

2. A blank for making an envelop consisting of the central part A of the sheet, an extension B at one side of the part A as shown, a narrow extension at the other side provided. with openings to admit sealing-Wax and extensions at each end of the sheet adapted to be folded inward in the manner set forth so that portions of the end extensions may be covered with Wax and four overlying portions of the envelop fastened jointly by means of Wax in the manner set forth.

3. A Wrapper adapted for enveloping and securely sealing valuables therein, comprising a piece of sheet material having a central portion adapted to serve as the front, an opening in said central portion, a transparent material fixed to the inside face and around said opening, an integral extension at each of the parallel sides of said central portion and one of said extensions provided with openings to admit sealing-Wax, integral extensions at the ends of said central portion and all the extensions adapted to be folded inward into overlying positions and a cord fixed to the said transparent material and the central portion and front for binding all the overlying parts together in the manner set forth for the purposes stated.

WILLIAM D. WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

E1). A. ALDRICH, R. E. BOYER. 

